Hints for Apart

Tee on 2020/09/29 16:40 of Tee

Important: There is a "bug" in one of the puzzles. The puzzle involving the lighthouse has an unintended solution that makes sense but does not work. If you think you have the right idea but it's not working, try something different. Sorry about that.

Here are some hints for Apart:

General hints (not very spoiler-y, but look away if you want to discover everything in the game by yourself):

1. The basic idea of the game is that you can move the puzzle pieces to form the map.
2. To solve the puzzles, you need to look carefully at the red pixels in the puzzle pieces and the environment. Look for patterns. Part of the puzzle is figuring out what needs to be done, so you may need some out-of-the-box thinking.
3. No red pixel in the puzzle pieces is a red herring. Each of them is relevant to at least one puzzle. But beware, it might not be relevant to the puzzle you are trying to solve.

Spoilers. Since there are no spoiler tags, apply ROT-13 to these to reveal. This is in order of puzzles.

1. Gur xrl
Hint: Lbh cebonoyl fnj gur xrl va gur frpbaq ybpngvba. Znlor lbh'ir gevrq chggvat nabgure cvrpr abegu gb guvf ybpngvba, ohg vg qvqa'g jbex. Ubj qb lbh haybpx vg? Qb lbh frr guvf xrl naljurer ryfr?
Solution: Gurer ner gjb chmmyr cvrprf gung pbaarpgrq gbtrgure sbez n xrl. Chg gubfr gbtrgure, naq nyfb chg n cvrpr abegu gb gur ybpngvba jvgu gur xrl. Lbh jvyy or noyr gb npprff vg.

2. Gnxvat gur obng bss gur ynxr
Hint: Lbhe tbny vf gb gnxr gur obng bss gur vfynaq. Gurer vf n evire pbzvat bhg bs gur ynxr, ohg vg pbaarpgf gb abjurer.
Solution: Pbaarpg gur ynxr gb gur evire oraq (gur bar gung unf n pbaarpgvba ba gbc), naq gura gb gur evire yrnqvat gb gur frn.

3. Oevatvat gur obng pybfre
Hint: Ybbx pybfryl ng gur obng. Lbh jnag gb znxr fher gur obng qbrfa'g qevsg njnl.
Solution: Lbh arrq na napube. Gurer fubhyq or guerr cvrprf gung sbez na napube. Abgr gung lbh arrq gur pvepyr sebz gur xrl va gur svefg chmmyr.

4. Gur qnex ubyr
Hint: Qvq lbh frr nalguvat gung pbhyq cebivqr n fbhepr bs yvtug? Ubj pbhyq lbh hfr vg gb yvtug hc gur ubyr? Frnepu sbe eryrinag cnggreaf naq ybbx ng ubj gurl ner qenja.
Solution: Fgnegvat sebz gur yvtugubhfr, lbh jnag gur yvtug gb trg gb gur ubyr. Orfvqrf gur yvtugubhfr naq gur ubyr, frnepu sbe cnggreaf jurer lbh unir gjb fznyy yvarf va gur pragre cbvagvat gb qvssrerag qverpgvbaf. Chg gur cvrpr jvgu gur "fbhgurnfg-rnfg" yvarf nobir gur ubyr, naq gur "jrfg-fbhgujrfg" yvarf nobir gur yvtugubhfr. Lbh pbhyq fraq gur yvtug qverpgyl ohg lbh jrera'g fhccbfrq gb, guvf vf n oht.

5. Pnir qbbe
Hint: Gur pnir qbbe fgvyy qbrfa'g bcra. Nccneragyl gurer vf n frpbaq zrpunavfz. Pna lbh vagrenpg jvgu nalguvat ryfr va gung ybpngvba?
Solution: Lbh arrq gb frg gur frrfnjf gb gur evtug cbfvgvbaf. Gur cbfvgvbaf pna or sbhaq ol pbaarpgvat guerr chmmyr cvrprf ubevmbagnyyl.

6. Pnir
Hint: Gurer vf n uvag vafpevorq ba gur sybbe. Lbh arrq gb hfr gur cvrprf jvgu gur fznyy gevnatyrf va gur pbearef gb svther bhg jung qverpgvbaf gb gnxr vafvqr gur pnir.
Solution: Lbh arrq gb hfr nyy bs gur cvrprf jvgu gur fznyy gevnatyrf gb trg onpx gb gur cynltebhaq, naq onpx gb gur pnir ragenapr. Nyy lbh arrq gb qb npghnyyl vf gb svther bhg gung qverpgvbaf gung lbh jbhyq zbir gb ybbc onpx gb gur pnir, vs lbh jrer gb cynpr gurfr cvrprf ba gur obneq. Guvf vf R, A, A, J, A.

7. Tenirfgbarf
Hint: Lbh svaq gur tenirfgbarf ol chggvat va nyy cvrprf va gur obneq. Vg gryyf lbh gb chg gbtrgure jung vf yrsg oruvaq. Jung ner va gur cvrprf gung jrer yrsg oruvaq? Guvf vf gur ynfg chmmyr, fb gurer vf bayl bar cvrpr bs vasbezngvba yrsg.
Solution: Vs lbh jrer gb bireynl gur erq cvkryf va gur sbhe cvrprf gung ner yrsg bhg, lbh trg gur jbeq "THVYG".